Shoe



Feb. 1 3, 1923. 1,445,356 B. J. RIEFLING.

SHOE.

iFILED MAY 5,-1919.

Patented Feta i3, i923 'il i: a

BERNARD J. BIEFLING OF ST. LUIS, MISSUE.

SHOE.

Application led May 5, 1919. Serial No. 294,6/i8.

To all fic/0m it may concern:

Be it known that l, BERNARD J. BIEFLING, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city ot St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useiul Improvements in Shoes, oi which the following is a speciiication.

The main object of this invention is to provide an improved insole Jfor shoes that is built in the shoe, thereby forming a part thereof.

Another object is in providing an improvement in shoe construction in which a portion of the cushion insole thereof is secured to the welt oit the shoe, and there being an inlay oft cushioning material located between the welt secured portion ot' the insole and the sole ot' the shoe.

@ther and further objects will appear in the specification and be specifically pointed out in the appended claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplir'ying the invention., and in which,

Figure l is a transverse section taken through the upper portion oit the cushion insole which is secured to the welt, and showing a lip forming strip secured thereto.

Figure 2 is view similar to Fig. l, but showing the lip forming strip folded to form a lip for securing the cushion insole to the shoe welt.

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken through a shoe, showing the upper portion ot this improved cushion insole secured to the shoe welt, and incidentally to the shoe upper.

Figure tis a transverse section taken through the shoe showing the complete insole secured thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the upper portion ot this improved. cushion insole7 as shown in Figs. 1 and Q, comprises a top layer l of leather which is mounted over a layer 2 of non-porous material, and beneath said non-porous material is a relatively thick layer ot telt 3. A lip forming` strip 4 is mounted against the underside of the telt layer 3 adjacent the edge thereof, and is secured thereto hy the stitching 5, said stitching passing through the layer ot leather 1 and non-porous material 2.

As shown in 2, the lip forming strip is folded as designated at 6 and secured in its folded position bythe stitching 7 so to form a lip.

ln securing the upper portion ofthis improved cushion insole to ay shoe which will be hereinafter designated by the numeral S, the .lip 'forming strip after being tolded, as shown in Fig. is mounted above the underengaging portions 9 ott the shoe upper 10, said underengaging portions 9 being mounted on the shoe welt 11, and the whole is secured together by the stitching` 12 which passes through the lip forming strip Ll, underengaging portion 9 ot theA shoe upper, and shoe welt 1l.

After the aforesaid operation has been carried out.y a recess 123 is formed beneath the telt layer 3 of the insole, said recess being for the reception ot a telt inlay or filler ot felt 14.- which is loosely mounted therein,- said inlay being` enclosed by the shoe sole 15 which is secured to the welt-11 by the stitching 16.

The mounting of the upper portion 8 ot the insole and the iielt inlay 14 to a shoe comprises this improved cushion insole, in which the upper portion S hy being secured to the shoe upper and welt as related might be termed an upper sole. as it is secured to the welt as is the lower or wearing sole 15 ot the shoe.

in the wearing of ordinary shoes, the flexing ot the soles creates a binding action on the sole oi the 'toot ot the wearer, whereas with this improved construction oi: shoe` in which is contained this improved insole. the :telt inlay 14, which is unsecured and loosely mounted as regards stitching and gluing to the upper insole S and weariuil sole lo, will serve as a binding absorber relative to the 'flexing oi the wearing sole 15, in which the binding strains thereof will not he carried to the upper portion 8 of this improved cushion insole.

Furthermore an improved cushion insole ot this character, which is constructed solely ot telt and secured lto a shoe as described, provides an insole that will not pack or become hardened in the depressed places cre ated by the contour et the wear-eras toot. and in addition the resiliency provided by this improved felt insole will give a proper titting` relative to the contour ot the sole of the i'oot.

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What I claim is:

.ln shoe construction, the combination of a Shoe upper, i Welt therefor, u cushion insole comprised of en upper leather layer, a lower felt layer, an intermediate non-porous layer, u lipl forming portion bearing against the underside ot' seid felt layer and secured thereto and to said leather layer, said lip portion being` secured to said slice upper by the stitching` of said Welt thereto, e Wearing sole secured to said welt, and t resilient felt inlay or `filler loosely mounted and uniestened between said insole and said Wearing sole so that said inlay will be susceptible ol independent movement.

BERNARD J. RIEFLNG. 

